Month: October 2020

Headship is a new band based out of Omaha, and they’re hot off the presses with their first single which is sure to please fans of My Epic, EISM, Salt Creek, and late-era Abel. It’s grungy and melodic all the same. The lyrics are a bit sparse, but nothing is wasted here – the message is one of humility in the light of the Gospel of grace. Check it out below. … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Acceptance – Wild, Free
• Crowned In Chains – King Suffering Part II
• Everything In Slow Motion – Satellite
• Fire from Heaven – Twilight of the Evil Wolf
• Fireflight – Who We Are
• Flight Deck – That Isn’t Me
• Harbor & Home – Hold on to Love
• I Am The Deceiver – Another Perfect Day
• Ignescent – Exodus
• Perpetual Paranoia – The Reapers
• Relesser – Empires to Ash
• Simply Leslie – Little Movement
• Then It Ends – Restored
• Words – Trees (Instrumental) (EP)
• World Divided – Dispirit
• Zambroa – Repent / Believe

Pop & CCM

• Abe Parker – 80 Dollars
• Arie Camp – What We Need
• Ayiesha Woods – Full Circle (EP)
• Brooke Staten – Still Here
• Chris Sligh – Enemies
• Clemency – Dare to Dream
• Jason Gray – Reorder
• Jessie Early – The Fire Never Dies
• Lipstick Kid – Connection Together
• Manic Drive – Thank God I’m Alive (Remix)
• Throwback Kid – Back to the 90’s
• TobyMac – I’m Sorry (a lament)
• Wake Low – Testify
• Zoe Hinkle – Wake Up, Girl

Electronic

• Kingdom Squad x Bryson Price – Secure
• Jimmy Rock – World of Drops (EP)

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• David Benjamin Blower – Apocalyptic Lockdown Blues, Pt.

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While I haven’t been posting about it the past few months like I was earlier in the year, I’ve been continuing to update the New Release Sampler playlist on Spotify every month with new songs. I felt like taking some notes while I was putting the finishing touches on it today though and thought I’d share them readers. So here are the 55 new songs I picked out from September 2020 that I think that you should hear. 1. ’68 – Bad Bad Lambo Love is Ain’t Dead has been one of my most listened to new releases this month.… Continued →

I’ll just come out and say it, “Deathbed” is quite possibly the best “Christian” song that has been written in the past 15 years. That is quite a statement to make and I’ll tell you why. First of all, bands who can create an 11 minute “epic” song with constant peaks and valleys all the while captivating the listener with a heavy dose of heart tugging melodrama, you know they are doing it right. I don’t know what it is and maybe that’s just me being a sentimental, sappy fool, but when I give this track a listen, I am left with a tear(s) streaming down my cheek.… Continued →

Fireflight return with a brand new album titled “Who We Are: The Head and The Heart” and they just dropped their music video for the title track. Check out the video below. The band’s brand new album drops on October 23rd through RockFest Records.… Continued →

It’s hard to believe this release is nearing 20 years old. Although I’ve been hearing about it for years, I only recently acquired a copy for myself, and it sounds just as innovative and fresh now as it must’ve done when it first dropped. I’m not sure how many industrial music fans we have at IVM, but this is the real deal. It’s not metallic industrial, nor dance stuff, just harsh, sonic, rhythmic experimentations. And what really caught me off guard was how much this album infuses ambient sounds.… Continued →